mtl008 Chapter 266 The "Traditional Center" Era Chapter Is Coming?
Chapter 266 The "Traditional Center" Era Chapter Is Coming?
Chapter 266 The "Traditional Center" era is back?
On May 5, the second day after the Western Conference finals list was finalized, the game between the Bulls and the Heat officially started.
Everyone knows that this will be an earth-shattering "tie-break".
But the intensity of this game still exceeded the imagination of many people.
From the very beginning of the game, the intensity on both sides was frighteningly high.
The first confrontation between Noah and Bynum almost turned into a fight. This scene reminded Li Wan of the original 2010 Finals, where Paul Pierce scuffled Artest at the beginning of the game. together.
This is also the reason why the shooting percentages of both sides in the 2010 finals were not high. It was really an "authentic" basketball game.
Playing and basketball can be seen in this game...
It was also so fierce that it made this round of finals a classic.
Of course, whether it is a classic depends mainly on people, and it is also a defensive battle. In the defensive battle between the Pistons and the Spurs in 05, David Stern was called "distraught".
At the same time, ratings were extremely low.
No way, the NBA is essentially a league of stars.
Relying on Tim Duncan alone, he can't support a finals-level ratings at all.
But it will be different in 10 years. It can be said that the stars are shining. At that time, there were at least 5 Hall of Famers standing on the court. Such a group of people "fighted each other" on the court. Of course, the fans liked to watch it.
Therefore, in the later "joke era", blindly increasing the offensive rhythm and using offense as the main theme not only made the American "dream team" more and more difficult to play in the international arena, but also caused the NBA to be complained repeatedly. ,boring.
Fans really don't want to watch "Strike the Iron War", but there is a premise, that is, when the popularity is too low, offense can increase the ratings.
But if it's a group of high-profile...
Just like the "Four Little Huadans" standing here, would you like to see them pose beautifully?Or would you like to watch them play octagonal cages with their hands?
In the same way, watching the stars with real knives and guns, from the offensive end to the defensive end, the picture is exciting to think about!
Just like this game, from the very beginning, the ratings have been "boo-bao-bao" up.
The two sides come and go, not giving in to each other. In the high-intensity confrontation between Derrick Rose, LeBron James, Wade and other super giants, their potential is stimulated to the extreme, and "fairy goals" full of various talents , Let the commentator and the fans call "I Cao"!
Until the last 2 minutes of the game, there was still only a 3-point difference.
In the last 7 seconds, Derrick Rose took out his signature "no slowdown and change direction", directly passed through the encirclement circle formed by Wade and LeBron James, and when he hit the basket, it was a layup. , At the same time also caused a foul by Bynum.
After this foul, "Little Shark" left the field with 6 fouls.
The fans of the Heat were eager, and all kinds of boos interfered, but Derrick Rose steadily hit the ball under the boos.
Although there was no go-ahead score, after this penalty, the Bulls tied the score, leaving only 3.2 seconds for the Heat.As long as they defend against this attack later, they will be able to enter overtime. In the case of Bynum leaving the field with 6 fouls, if the Bulls can drag the game to overtime, then they have a high probability of winning.
Spoelstra called a timeout immediately.
Bill Walton looked at Rose surrounded by his teammates, and said, "This is Derek's progress over the years!"
When he met the Heat in the playoffs in 11, Derrick Rose was very uncomfortable facing Wade and LeBron's double-team, but now, facing the same situation, Rose insisted at the most critical moment, Giving a strong response...
2 plus 1 tied the score!
Chicago has already sounded one after another "MVP" sound.
Even Li Wan watching the replay of the ball in front of the TV was deeply moved. Under such circumstances, even he couldn't do better than Derrick Rose.
This guy is really fast enough...
too fast!
Derrick Rose is so fast!
If you have to find a flaw, it's that he leaves too much time for the Heat... 3.2 seconds, in the case of a timeout, there is definitely enough time to play a simple play.
In other words, the Heat still have good lore conditions!
To be honest, at this time, there are few teams in this league that are more difficult to defend than the Heat.
After all, no matter how "pull" Chris Bosh is, he is also a "giant", a player who cannot be let go at critical moments.
Not to mention Wade and LeBron...
A team has three players who cannot be let go at a critical moment. Do you think such a team is scary?
What's even scarier is...
"Shh!"
Sure enough, as Li Wan said, the Heat successfully played tactics.
Wade faked the ball around and deceived the defense next to LeBron. "Little Emperor" quickly caught the ball, took a step forward, and hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc!
Here he is, here he is, "The King of Evening Lore" is coming with his arc-top lore!
This is the more terrifying point in Li Wan’s mouth. The original LeBron James has completed 13 "tie-point lore" in his career. This ball is absolutely steady.
When defending LeBron James, one thing must be kept in mind:
You have to put pressure on him!
It's a pity that the Bulls are obviously more afraid of Wade taking the ball, giving LeBron James a chance to make a shot.
It’s also quite interesting to say that, the original LeBron James’ career lore times are as high as 26 times (not absolute buzzer), which is definitely the top level in NBA history, but when it comes to his key ball ability, either "Not strong", or "underestimated", anyway, it is not clear that LeBron James has a strong lore ability...
After completing the lore, LeBron James raised his hands and shouted around the sidelines.
The rest of the Heat followed him.
When he has run enough, go up and let him jump.
The excited LeBron James kept shouting: "It's done, we did it! We did it!"
If there are New York fans, they will definitely say: I don’t know, I thought it was the championship!
Derrick Rose watched him jumping and jumping, with one hand on his hip, just standing on the sidelines with one hand on his hip, panting heavily, the frustration in his eyes switching back and forth between the curtain ending and unwillingness...
This feeling of "quasi-jueping and being lore-killed" is really uncomfortable.
Noah stepped forward and rubbed his hair, didn't say anything, and gave silent comfort.
Jimmy Butler bit his lip remorsefully, and let out a "tsk" in annoyance. He was annoyed at his choice at the last moment. In fact, he judged that Wade's move was likely to be a "bait". If he keeps his position, LeBron James will not be so good at receiving the ball and must be closer to the center line.
Might need to move faster...
Maybe you won't be able to get in!
pity!
"Good job dude, if I were to rate you, your performance would be worth a 9!"
When he was feeling annoyed, Wade's voice suddenly sounded, and he looked up...
Wow, those big cheeks!
The well-known "Flashman" was looking at him with undisguised admiration in his eyes:
Young man, you are very brave!
In this round of the series, Jimmy Butler has completely established his reputation.
His aggressive defense and tough attitude left a deep impression on Wade.
"The future is yours, man!"
Wade gave encouragement, but Butler felt dull.His thoughts are:
I don't know if my "Brother Wan" is disappointed!
——Man, you did a good job, you have played well, keep working hard in the off season, I believe you will play better in the new season.
He quickly knew the answer.
Back in the locker room, ready to rinse off, he took out his cell phone, just in time to see the comforting text message Li Wan sent him.
He... showed a dazzling smile like Jordan!
I, Butler, must train myself to death this summer.
Wade: Is this any different from my boasting?
When Derrick Rose was interviewed, his whole mood had calmed down. Although he still couldn't accept that he was "anti-lore", in his words, he was already looking forward to the next season.
"I believe that we will succeed!"
The same is true of Chicago fans.
In this round of the series, Derrick Rose averaged 25.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 2.1 steals per game. His performance at critical moments was tougher than when he met the Heat last year.
Plus Jimmy Butler popped up.
They believe that the Bulls in the new season will be one of the best teams in the league!
"It was a tough series, and the biggest respect goes to Derek and the Bulls..."
LeBron James sat at the post-match press conference in high spirits. First of all, he expressed his utmost respect to the Bulls. When the media reporter turned the topic to the Eastern Conference Finals and Li Wan, his entire expression immediately changed. "We have completed the transformation in this round of the series. We have lost to (Li Wan) many times, but we have confidence in ourselves now. I believe that we will win the Eastern Conference finals this time. Not only do I believe, Our whole team believes in it!"
He said for sure.
Wade next to him also nodded in agreement.
Under the "sugar-coated shells" of LeBron James in the past few months, Wade does not say "dedicated" to LeBron James, but also "full of confidence".
Then he also expressed his views on the Eastern Conference Finals. He said a lot and was very confident. To sum it up in one sentence:
My "big brother" and I are invincible in the world, who can stand in our way!
After the New York media saw LeBron James and Wade’s remarks, they immediately posted a sarcasm: “Are you sure this is the Heat team that we swept twice? Does the Internet really have no memory at all? T-Riley can do magic? Erase all these memories?"
The Miami media were not easy to mess with, and they immediately shot back: "If it wasn't for Ron Artest, it wouldn't be clear who won and who lost last year? Are you embarrassed to show off the victory you picked?"
This came and went, and the smell of gunpowder gradually became stronger.
On May 5, the Heat took a day off and set off for New York at the same time.
At the same time, the Western Conference finals started first.
This is also a repeat of last year's Western Conference Finals.
Since last year's Thunder team played a "jedi comeback" against the Spurs, before the start of this round of the series, most of the media were more optimistic about the Thunder team.
You must know that the Thunder this season is No. [-] in the Western Conference. Compared with last year, they have one more home court.In addition, the "Thunder Thunder" are obviously stronger. Although the Spurs performed well in the regular season, but now it is the playoffs. How can they withstand the continuous impact of the Thunder?
The result can be...
Facts have proved that although young people are aggressive, this ginger is indeed old and spicy.
108 to 99, the Spurs took the lead in winning the first game of the Western Conference Finals at the home court of the Thunder.
In this game, the old-fashioned Spurs used the Thunder's best fast-break game to continuously increase the speed. Taking advantage of the Thunder's simple tactics and the characteristics of finding stars at critical moments, they double-teamed Kevin Durant and Westbrook caused chaos in the rhythm of the opponent's conversion of the ball, and then slowly penetrated bit by bit, easily disintegrating the Thunder's offensive system.
Popovich taught young Brooks a hard lesson...
With Kevin Durant and Westbrook struggling to catch the ball, the only thing this team can rely on is James Harden, but the problem is that Harden obviously needs a little time to grow. He scored 20 points in the game, which looks good, but 15 of them came from the first half. When he needed to stand up in the second half, he only scored 5 points...
After this game, the media turned their guns and began to cheer for the Spurs!
On May 5, after the first game of the Western Conference Finals, the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals also officially started.
On the morning of the game, the league announced the regular season MVP award winners for this season.
When the results were unraveled, the whole of New York was shocked.
Because the winner is none other than...
Li Wan!
He once again became the regular season MVP!
And this also made him the fourth player in the NBA to complete this achievement after Bill Russell, Chamberlain, and Larry Bird.
This is something that even Michael Jordan failed to do!
Although Jordan in 97 is only one vote away from Karl Malone, but the difference is the difference, and if you don't get it, you don't get it!
Li Wan surpassed Michael Jordan in this matter!
It's a pity, Jordan has 5 regular season MVPs, but he only has 3, so even if he breaks this record, he still can't float...
In the final analysis, the historical status is a matter of quantity.
Only when you are at the same level, you will start to compare the quality. The quantity has not yet been reached. You told me that there is a fart for high quality?
Moreover, the quality of this stuff is "Guan Gong vs Qin Qiong", what can this fight for?
At the end of the day, the numbers have to be compared.
What?That is, the quantity must not be surpassed, but the quality?
That's too shameless, right?
If you have the ability, tell me who this person is!
Anyway, Li Wan knows very well that 3 is less than 5, and he still has to work hard.
However, while he was persuading himself not to drift, the outside world caused a huge commotion because he won the regular season MVP three times in a row.
Even before the award was announced, all the media knew that this regular season MVP must belong to Li Wan.
no way……
Not to mention the first record in the regular season, the personal data is still so good, "leading in scoring" plus "leading in assists" and "leading in steals", plus the performance of the defensive end has also undergone qualitative changes. Such progress is really impressive. It's hard not to give him this award.
Speaking of which, many stars who have won the regular season MVP are already very reluctant.
Like Steve Nash...
Another example is Jokic later, most of the public opinion is more inclined to Embiid to win his second regular season MVP.
It is really rare for Li Wan to win the third regular season MVP for three consecutive years without fault.
When Kobe knew the news, he asked Vanessa to change the Knicks No. 25 when he went home.
gtmd Li Wan!
He is so angry!
He has been depressed these days.
At first he thought he was unhappy because he lost to the Spurs and Tim Duncan, but now seeing the news about Li Wan, he finally understood the real source of his unhappiness:
He felt that he would never have the chance to lead the team to the finals to deal with Li Wan. He was really upset!
He felt that at this moment he was very much like Jordan when he was in the Wizards. He looked at the younger generation who was full of vigor and high spirits. He wanted to teach him a lesson.
So aggrieved!
Thinking about it again, because of him, I stopped in the footsteps of catching up with Michael Jordan...
"Stab!"
Unable to restrain himself, he tore the jersey on Vanessa's body.
"Haney?"
Vanessa looked dazed, although Kobe's movements were rougher than usual when she wore this jersey.
But today...
What resentment what?
It also……
Too scary!
Unexpectedly, Kobe got up directly: "I'll go buy another one!"
"Are you still coming?"
"Come, you must come!"
The more Kobe thought about it, the more angry he was, and he was going to buy ten or eight pieces to bring back. The fact that Li Wansan was the MVP of the regular season really stimulated his brain.
This was the only heavyweight award that he was tied with Li Wan in the past, and now he has surpassed it!
He could completely imagine the face of this guy when he saw Li Wan later!
Just as mad as Kobe is Kevin Durant.
The reason for his anger...
I also know that I won't be able to win the regular season MVP this season, but...
Why did he get 78% of the votes?
And I only have 12%?
Is the gap between me and him really that big?
There was a sound of keyboard typing, Kevin Durant scored 34 points on the court last night, with fierce firepower, and at this moment, holding the keyboard, his firepower is obviously more fierce than last night on the court !
The New York media covered the sky and covered the sky, and promoted Li Wan to the "altar".
It is worth mentioning that after the "Night of Becoming a God", when the New York media mentioned Li Wan, they always rose to heights and historical status.
But judging from the response, it seems that everyone's acceptance is okay.
Anyway, it's not really surpassing Michael Jordan, and with Li Wan's age, and his performance in the past three years, it is completely enough to be called a "God".
Before the game, Kevin Garnett also started the "Licking Wolf" mode, and praised Li Wanyi all the way, and finally said excitedly: "Li Wan, he is the god in my heart!"
With such an excited appearance, Ray Allen couldn't help but want to step forward and remind him: "Hey, brother, brother, wait a minute, stop talking, hurry up, pick up your things first, your If you don’t pick up the integrity, you’ll lose it all!”
Li Wan's "three consecutive regular season MVP" also had a positive impact on the atmosphere of the night.
When all members of the Heat team entered the scene, they only felt a "buzz" in their ears. For a few seconds, they couldn't hear any sound at all.
The boos of more than 2 fans in Madison Square Garden rang out in unison, directly ringing in their ears.
And such a terrifying volume reached its peak after Li Wan appeared on the stage:
"King of New York!"
"King of New York!"
"King of New York!"
……
It seemed that there was only one voice left in the whole world.
Looking at the heart-piercing appearance of the New York fans, the expressions of LeBron James, Wade and others were slightly dull.
The cheers they received in Miami were definitely not small, but compared to the shouts of the group of New Yorkers in front of Li Wan, who seemed to be shouting out the lungs, it would be a lie to say that they were not envious...
Crazy New Yorkers indeed!
Ok……
They attribute the difference in the volume of shouting to the fact that New Yorkers are too crazy, while Miami fans are enthusiastic enough, but not so crazy.
You can't admit that there is a difference between "super giant" and "super giant", right?
In fact, the original New York fans were crazy, but they didn't go so far as to ignore it. The main reason was Li Wan's attitude towards Orlando, which gave them a sense of crisis as the "incumbent".He also thinks about those whores, we have to show our more "obsessed" side!
In addition, the "three-time regular MVP" is really awesome, their mouths don't want to shout, and their voices don't agree...
The climax of the cheers was when Li Wan took over the regular season MVP from David Stern and raised it above his head. The voice was so loud that David Stern said, "Congratulations, Li Wan ", but Li Wan, who was right next to him, didn't hear clearly.
"what?"
Li Wan was taken aback for a moment.
"I said congratulations, man, congratulations on such an amazing achievement..." David Stern said again.
Li Wan heard it this time, nodded with a smile, then looked at the fans, and continued to show off the regular season MVP award in his hand.
Seeing such a successful and popular Li Wan, David Stern looked satisfied.
That's it, that's it, let's win this season's championship and finals MVP!
His appearance fell in the eyes of LeBron James, and his heart was sour. Once upon a time, his team maintained a close relationship with David Stern, but unconsciously, their connection became more and more few……
Seeing how close he is to Li Wan, it's obvious that this guy is keeping close to Li Wan's team now...
Looking at Li Wan who is so high-spirited again, recalling that he was beaten 0-16 by this guy in the playoffs, just a little bit, before the game started, he cried "Wow".
Obviously I am the script of "King"!
"Come on man, let's take tonight's game and celebrate Li Wan's milestone with a win!"
Before the game, D'Antoni gathered the New York Knicks players and began to reiterate his tactics. As he took out the tactical board, the expressions of all New York Knicks players, including Li Wan, changed.
Although the Heat are also their old opponents.
And judging from the record, they perfectly crushed the Heat.
But every season in the NBA is a new beginning. Before playing, no one will have the last laugh in this year's series.
and so……
Nix, don't think you are safe!
The sound of vigilance rang in the minds of all Knicks.
On the Heat's side, everyone is full of fighting spirit.
Li Wan's cup reminded LeBron James of his unhappy past and successfully inspired his fighting spirit.After his "good second brother" continued to assist him wholeheartedly, the Heat came to the "strongest team in history" in his opinion. He believed that the result this time would definitely be different.
in case……
After 0-16, it was a long-awaited victory!
in case……
After a lapse of 6 years, he finally followed Li Wan and the Knicks into the second "journey to the finals" of his career!
So……
The suffering he suffered before is not suffering anymore!
It is the road that must be walked before success!
Now that the road is over, it's time to...
Won!
"Dwyane, let's go!"
Pulling the headband that obscured his hairline, LeBron James led the way toward the court.
The big screen at the scene also gave the starting list of both sides at this time:
"The Heat: No. [-] Chalmers, No. [-] Wade, No. [-] LeBron, No. [-] Chris Bosh, No. [-] Bynum;
Knicks: Beverly at No. [-], Danny Green at No. [-], Li Wan at No. [-], Kevin Garnett at No. [-], Tyson Chandler at No. [-];
The first ball up belongs to the New York Knicks.
Amidst the cheers of the audience, Li Wan held the ball for halftime, and Wade was ready to fight.
Kevin Garnett moves high, ready to respond.
The Heat had a lot of tricks tonight, with LeBron James sneaking up from the wing and putting pressure on Kevin Garnett as he moved up the post.
As long as the "Wolf King" dares to catch the ball, the Heat will double-team immediately.
Short Danny Green...
How dare you?
Li Wan also noticed the movement of LeBron James and gave the ball to Danny Green without hesitation.
Green raised his hand and made a three-pointer!
Others don’t know, but Li Wan knows that Danny Green’s three-pointer is very good this season. The Spurs reached the finals to face the Heat. In the first few games, Danny Green almost made a three-pointer The finals MVP was booked, and the Heat had to target him to solve this problem.
Originally, Li Wan was thinking about how to release Danny Green's power ahead of time so that the Heat's defensive power could be concentrated on him, which would also facilitate the play of other New York Knicks.
The result was unexpected!
Others give pillows when they are sleepy, Spoelstra belongs to this wave, and Li Wan has not slept yet, so he directly gives pillows!
Danny Green didn't hesitate at all, raised his hand and shot, easily hitting a 3-pointer.
3-0!
Looking at his confident appearance, D'Antoni nodded in satisfaction. After the regular season game against the Thunder, Danny Green practiced hard in shooting open three-pointers. For a period of time, intentionally or unintentionally, Danny Green created open spaces and asked him to take some "easy balls" to increase his self-confidence.
Now this kind of open three-pointer, Danny Green can shoot handily.As long as he is released, he will definitely pay the price.
The Heat counterattacked. In this round, Wade served directly from the backcourt, allowing LeBron James on the center line to charge a wave when the New York Knicks were not stable, and easily created a kill.
"beep!"
The referee blows the whistle.
LeBron James in this period is so invincible and domineering.
As long as you let him rush up, it will be difficult to stop him.
Tyson Chandler's foul was considered lucky, and he was fouled. If he was replaced with a slightly shorter ball, the ball would be "2 plus 1".
Li Wan comforted the helpless Tyson Chandler.
LeBron James made two free throws with ease.
Big score 2-3!
The Heat are still in the same way, emptying Danny Green.
Spoelstra knows very well that if he wants to limit the most classic "clip your connection" of the New York Knicks, he must pay a price.
and so……
Danny Green, you just vote!
If you have the ability, you cast us to death!
He couldn't believe it. Such a young recruit can really shine on such a big stage. Isn't there any pressure?
Even a player as great as LeBron James can be nervous, and Spoelstra doesn't believe Danny Green can withstand the pressure of continuous shooting.
To say that this Filipino has followed Pat Riley for so many years, although he has not learned all the skills, but the courage and courage of this formation does have the appearance of a "magic fortune teller" .
It's just a pity...
This courage did not last long!
At 5 minutes and 46 seconds of the second quarter, Spoelstra's attitude towards Danny Green changed. Seeing him taking the ball on the field, he immediately shouted at the rest of the Heat: "Hurry up, make up the defense." Replenish defense, change defense quickly, why is it empty again? No!"
Seeing Danny Green score the ball, he hugged his head even more annoyed.
Don't ask why his attitude towards Danny Green changed so much in a little more than one quarter...
The question is that this goal was scored, and Danny Green has scored 11 points!
Three of those 3-pointers, plus a layup…
The three-point shooting rate is an exaggerated 5 of 3 shots!
With such a performance, how dare Spoelstra let him go.
Not only did he not dare to let go, he also had to admit that he was a little bit louder when he spoke to Danny Green just now.
Li Wan looked at Spoelstra's appearance on the sidelines. He had reason to believe that Danny Green's three-point shooting in the first 5 games of the finals was so good. Underestimation has a lot to do with it.
But there is no way, the previous tacit understanding of the "troika" of the Spurs, if the Heat do not have a focus on the defensive end, it is really difficult to limit.
Just like if you don't focus on defending the linkage between Li Wan and Kevin Garnett tonight, it's the same for the Heat to win...
Fortunately, the current situation is not too bad.
LeBron James made a great contribution to Tyson Chandler's foul at the beginning of the game. At 3 minutes and 14 seconds into the first quarter, Wade seized the opportunity and successfully created Tyson Chandler's foul. Let Tyson Chandler sit off the court all the way to the scene.
Therefore, Rao Danny Green's three-point shooting is very brilliant. At this moment, after Danny Green hit another three-pointer, the New York Knicks are only leading by 4 points.
Kwame Brown doesn't have the height of Tyson Chandler's rim protection, nor does he have the range and rebound protection of Tyson Chandler.
Kevin Garnett had to focus more on protecting the rebounds.
only……
Tyson Chandler was going to play anyway.
Now that Danny Green is still in such a good state, Spoelstra feels that he is standing at a fork in the road of fate again.After thinking for a long time, the Filipino finally chose to attack the inside and continue Tyson Chandler's rest!
Anyway, judging from the current situation, this is the best solution!
It has to be said that the ability of LeBron James and Wade to attack the basket continuously is really good enough. Tyson Chandler, who had just played for less than 2 minutes, was called for a defensive foul again and left the game depressed.
Seeing this happening, Spoelstra smiled with satisfaction.
Players like Tyson Chandler are actually very poor. Now that he is playing so depressed in the first half and playing time is so fragmented, he believes that even if he doesn't target this guy in the second half, he probably won't have much sense of presence. ...
However, the Heat also paid the price, and the point difference from 4 points to 9 points.
No way, Li Wan's ability to seize opportunities is too strong!
He saw the Heat's targeting of Tyson Chandler in this way, seized the gap between offense and defense for two consecutive rounds, and succeeded in a long-distance attack.
But it's okay, the fort is already...
"beep!"
The New York Knicks made substitutions at this time.
When Spoelstra saw their substitutions, he froze for a moment...
Because the New York Knicks took Chris Humphries, a guy who averaged only 12.3 minutes per game in the New York Knicks in the regular season.
Instead of Beverly...
Then, wouldn't there be three inside players on the field?
What kind of game is this?
Spoelstra was puzzled.
But he quickly saw the current lineup of the New York Knicks. After Humphries played, the lineup of the New York Knicks was: No. [-] Li Wan.Danny Green at No. [-], Kevin Garnett at No. [-], Chris Humphries at No. [-], Kwame Brown at No. [-]...
What happened in the next few rounds on the court directly made Spoelstra speechless.
Facing Wade, Li Wan called Kwame Brown's pick-and-roll, bypassing the screen was a shot.
"Boom" missed!
Chris Humphries grabs the rebound and throws it out.
Danny Green took it, and "Boom" missed!
Kevin Garnett grabbed the rebound and made a hook under the basket.
Not once, not twice or three times, but something that can be seen almost every round.
The Knicks didn't shoot very well during this period, but under the guarantee of "offensive rebounds", they easily scored goals in every round.
Chris Bosh and Bynum's inside line for the Heat couldn't stand up to the New York Knicks' Kevin Garnett, Kwame Brown and Humphries' "rebound bandits" at all!
Can you still play like this?
On the defensive end, Kevin Garnett played small forward when he was in the Timberwolves in 04 and has enough experience. Although he is definitely not as old as LeBron James, Li Wan and Danny Green It will press ahead, delay the speed of the Heat's counterattack, or interfere with Wade's long pass.Forcing the Heat to slow down.
After several serious injuries, Bynum walked like a little old man, and his speed was really fast.
Even if LeBron James can widen the distance with Kevin Garnett, it will be difficult for the Heat to directly form "play more and play less" in the frontcourt.
A few sporadic long passes after Wade's breakthrough delay are enough for LeBron James' quick counterattack, which is basically negligible.
You may not be able to play a beautiful counterattack every round, but once you fall into position, the New York Knicks lineup can definitely complete the goal!
Spoelstra suddenly turned into a "bitter face".
The inside depth revealed by the New York Knicks made him call "abnormal" secretly.
You know, on the New York Knicks bench at this moment, there is a 39-year-old man named Rasheed Wallace gearing up there, waiting to play!
And that's without Tyson Chandler...
Otherwise, Spoelstra himself didn't dare to think about what the Heat's inside line would look like.
Relying on this "odd array", the New York Knicks successfully survived the period without Tyson Chandler, not only survived, but also opened the point difference to 12 points at the end of the first half .
After the Knicks came up with this lineup, LeBron James made 7 of 3 shots, 4 of 2 free throws, and scored 8 points. -As far as James is concerned, this hit rate is really not high.
Congestion inside is really a fatal thing for breakthrough players!
Similarly, Wade's efficiency is not very high. Although he made 6 of 3 shots, 2 of them were shots...
His breakthrough was 3 in 1!
Even the "Flash" couldn't pry open the inside gate of the New York Knicks, which shows how tight the gate is!
Especially after Bynum needed to rest, the Heat only grabbed 2 rebounds in that time.
Li, good!
On the way to the locker room, D'Antoni patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction.
Needless to say, this tactic was thought up by Li Wan again.
And he was referring to the game the Thunder beat the Heat in the 2012 Finals.
Constantly press the rhythm, let the game fall into a positional battle, and rely on the inside to solve them...
Compared with the striker composed of Kevin Durant, Ibaka and Perkins of the Thunder, Li Wan thinks that the striker of Kevin Garnett, Humphries and Kwame Brown is on the defensive end. Not bad at all.
That is to say, because of the playing time, Humphries did not reach the peak state as before, otherwise, it would be more than 13 points.
You know, compared to the Thunder's Sefolosha and Westbrook, Li Wan and Danny Green's interception ability in the backcourt is more than one grade higher!
With LeBron James as the main attacker, the Heat always lack a backcourt that drives the team's rhythm!
The effect of this "odd array" was so good that D'Antoni simply let Tyson Chandler stay on the bench in the second half and used this "odd array" to deal with the Heat.
Spoelstra figured out a solution at halftime.
He adjusted LeBron James to the No. [-] position, allowing Chris Bosh to participate more in the offense, and Wade and Wade became the "two arrows" of the Heat's counterattack.
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The first position of the Knicks is Li Wan!
No matter how LeBron James pulls the tempo and completes the attack in 9 seconds, 7 seconds or even 5 seconds, Li Wan will never slow down the tempo and play positional warfare.
Bill Walton once thought that the "traditional center" era was back.
The Heat were outraged by his slow positional warfare.
In the end, relying on positional battles, the New York Knicks defeated the Heat 108 to 94, 14 points, and won the first victory in the Eastern Conference Finals.
(End of this chapter)